ton of steel
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftonandsteel
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ton
noun[C]
uk/tʌn/us/tʌn/
a unit of weight equal to ...
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steel
noun[U]
uk/stiːl/us/stiːl/
a strong metal that is a mixture of iron and carbon, used for making things that need a strong structure, especially vehicles ...
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(Definition oftonandsteelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Whereas in 1986, it took five hours to produce atonofsteel, nowadays it takes only three.
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It was at the cost of keeping the cost pertonofsteelhandled exactly the same as it had been previously.
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We have to realise that everytonofsteelimported displaces 3½ tons of coal.
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They had to put up a tremendous fight for orders for everytonofsteelthey could get together in every part of the world.
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It is completely wrong to suggest that the cost of coal pertonofsteelis the same today as it used to be.
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You cannot make atonofsteelwithout spending three tons of coal.
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It was formerly accepted that it was necessary to use some three to four tons of coal to produce onetonofsteel.
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It takes seven tons of raw material, of scrap, pig iron, iron ore, manganese, limestone and sand, to produce atonofsteel.
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For invention is most unlikely in six years to revolutionize production to the extent of saving £5 pertonofsteelturned out.
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The tonnage of coal to produce atonofsteelvaries from seven to 2½ tons.
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It is estimated that to produce onetonofsteel250 tons of water are needed.
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I remember that we used to be told that it took two tons of coal to produce atonofsteel.
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It takes roughly two tons of coal to produce onetonofsteel.
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You can eat a ton of potatoes or a ton of wheat, but you cannot eat atonofsteel.
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Some say that it takes four tons of coal to produce onetonofsteel.
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That calculation is based on the cost of the capital installation required to produce onetonofsteelbillets.
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I believe that something like two tons of coal is required for everytonofsteel.
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Figures for 1979 are not available; nor are wage costs pertonofsteel.
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I understand that to make onetonofsteelor sulphate paper, over 60,000 gallons of water are required.
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